Friday, April 30, 2010 is Last Day to Receive Registration Discount for SFPE Conference in Lund Sweden

Time is running out! Friday, April 30, 2010 is the last day to receive registration discount for the Society of Fire Protection Engineers' (SFPE) 8th International Conference on Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods. The conference will be held on June 16-18, 2010 in Lund, Sweden.

"This conference has earned a reputation among the fire protection engineering community as the preeminent event for information on the leading-edge technology in the areas of performance-based design methods,” said SFPE Engineering Program Manager Chris Jelenewicz.

To register or to find out additional information about the conference go to http://www.sfpe.org/.

For those who are attending the conference, don’t miss out on the opportunity to eat at some of the best restaurants in Sweden. The cuisine in Lund is rooted in Swedish traditions and combined with new flavors from every corner of the world. For a selection of restaurants in Lund go to http://www.brand.lth.se/sfpe2010/venue/restaurants/.

And if you are interested in seeing the beautiful country of Sweden, tours are available. To find out more out some of the tours that will be offered go to http://hagelborntravel.se/travel.

Pictures from the 2010 SFPE Greater Atlanta Chapter Annual Fire Safety Conference

Here are some pictures from another successful Greater Atlanta Chapter Annual Fire Safety Conference. The Conference was held on March 15-17, 2010 at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia.

SFPE Chapter Chat will be held on June 6, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada

Mark your calendars! The SFPE Chapter Chat will be held on June 6, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

If you are going to be in Las Vegas for the NFPA Annual meeting and a member of an SFPE Local Chapter, please attend this event. It is a great opportunity to talk with the leadership from other SFPE Chapters and the members of the SFPE Board of Directors.

For more information please contact SFPE Membership Manager Elle Andracsek at eandracsek@sfpe.org.

Leaders of the Profession to Keynote Society of Fire Protection Engineers 2010 Professional Development Conference and Exposition

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) will host its 2010 Professional Development Conference and Exposition October 3-8, 2010 at the Astor Crowne Plaza in New Orleans, LA.

This is the premier educational event for fire protection professionals and will include two days of “cutting-edge” presentations that advance the science and technology that keeps people and property safe from fire. Keynote speakers for this conference will include:

• Craig L. Beyler of Hughes Associates, Inc, USA
• Richard G. Gann of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
• Edward Plaugher of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, USA
• J. Kenneth Richardson of Ken Richardson Fire Technologies, Inc., Canada
• Robert P. Schifiliti of R.P. Schifiliti Associates, Inc., USA
• Takeyoshi Tanaka of Disaster Prevention Reserach Institute, Japan

“The keynote speakers for this year’s event are some of the most authoritative and well respected names in the field of fire protection,” said Chris Jelenewicz, Engineering Program Manager at SFPE. “They will lead sessions along with dozens of other presentations that will make this a truly unique educational opportunity.”

Included in this event will be an Engineering Technology Exposition that will be held on October 5. Over 40 of the leading fire protection organizations will be exhibiting their products and services. This year’s exposition will also include a series of exhibitor presentations that will feature state-of-the-art advancements in fire protection technology.

More information about this event can be found at http://www.sfpe.org/.